WHEN little Harper-Lee Fanthorpe kept pointing to her mouth, her mum Stacy Nicklin thought she had tonsillitis. But hours ...

A "button cell" battery is held between a thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the batteries can get stuck in the esophagus and cause life-threatening injuries. (Stephanie Pilick / ...

PUTTING YOUR FAMILY AT RISK. BUTTON AND COIN CELL BATTERIES ARE TINY BUT POWERFUL. YOU CAN FIND THEM IN EVERYTHING FROM TEA LIGHTS TO TOYS AND IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY’RE UNIQUELY ...

CHARLOTTE — Look around your house. Chances are you’ve got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if ...

ATLANTA — Despite new safety laws aimed at protecting children, button and coin cell batteries remain a potentially deadly hazard. A Consumer Reports investigation found that many household items ...

The Oklahoma Poison Center released a statement on Monday urging parents to secure button batteries before the holidays. “Especially this time of year, batteries come along with gifts. A lot of our ...

(LEX 18) — Doctors have an important warning for parents of young children before you open up the presents underneath the Christmas tree. They say learn what items in your house contain button ...

Look around your house. Chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if swallowed. A new ...

A button battery inside a children's book caused a car seat to burst into flames, according to a North Carolina fire department. The George Hildebran Fire & Rescue Department, located in Burke County, ...

Children can suffer serious or deadly injuries after swallowing button batteries, which power a wide range of household items. Physicians say serious injury can happen within two hours, sometimes ...

The book publisher said it has sold millions of the e-books without incident. A button battery inside a children's book caused a car seat to burst into flames, according to a North Carolina fire ...